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Half Centaur
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Hguoh said :

The icy blue crystals on Mah’s core very strongly suggests that the elder god Wen corrupted Mah (ice is Wen’s domain, and pure elder god magic is crystal).

If it were Xau, I’d expect black stone, tentacles, hands, or something undead or rotting to have been corrupting Mah’s core.

Or you've got it backwards, and Mah should've had more color, but was corrupted from the outside in, causing her body to decay into a black color.



I think the way we're comparing Xau-Tak and the other elders- it'd be like if the other elders are farmers, with the way they harvest universes to survive and consume all life at once- Xau-Tak would be a pest or thief, infesting the universes and siphoning anima off each time. Corrupting Mah would allow him to take more advantage of each cycle by taking advantage of sentient life, which makes its only choices and contains more anima. "We call it being a hero"
"That's interesting, we call it utter stupidity"

27-Mar-2018 14:48:58

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Half Centaur said :
Or you've got it backwards, and Mah should've had more color, but was corrupted from the outside in, causing her body to decay into a black color.

In that case, Seren would have needed to entirely misunderstand the nature of her mother so as to misinterpret what actually was Mah as corruption and what was corruption as being Mah:

Seren: Mah, I see it now; that icy corruption torn into your core. You are like this because someone close to you willed it... There is only one way I can help you, I am just so sorry it has taken me this long to realize.

It also would go against JMod statements about the elder gods and their overall aesthetic as each elder is supposed to represent a stage of life that is associated with their elemental domain:

Mah is the child; full of wonder, imagination, and innocence. Her elements are light and dark.
Bik is the youth; associated with malleability, building, and destroying. Her elements are earth and water.
Ful is the maiden; passionate, lifegiving, and focused on the present. She is the end of malleability. Her elements are fire and lava/magma.
Jas is the mother; wise and nurturing. She guides the others with her foresight, preparation, and planning. Her elements are sand and time.
Wen is the corpse; fearful, bringing death, and reflection on what was. She destroys the creation, harvesting the sown crop. Her elements are ice and death.

It would make little sense for Mah's appearance to have shared in Wen's domain, given the opposing positions the two hold in their roles as elder gods. This becomes even more evident when comparing their elements.

Given what we know, it seems very unlikely that any other being than Wen corrupted Mah. Xau-Tak is a particularly unlikely candidate given the apparent nature of the corruption in question.

27-Mar-2018 15:23:41

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I have a bad feeling that Ulthven Kreath is intended to set up Xau-Tak at Floor 61, because they haven't changed and retconned that storyline enough yet. You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?

27-Mar-2018 21:23:44

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Wahisietel said :
I have a bad feeling that Ulthven Kreath is intended to set up Xau-Tak at Floor 61, because they haven't changed and retconned that storyline enough yet.

Personally, I always felt the whispers in Daemonheim should be something other than Zamorak, and we don't really know why the dragonkin built the place into the rift anyway.

Maybe the door Bilrach made was designed for Zamorak, but Xau-tak can still slip his tendrils through. "We call it being a hero"
"That's interesting, we call it utter stupidity"

27-Mar-2018 21:40:14

Uncle Harper
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SPOILERS Below from todays live stream.

New Elite Dungeons are connected to Pieces of Hate and lore. Meaning Xau-tak. Also the mods seem to have inadvertently leaked that this is related to elder gods but not Gielinor's elder gods. Um...Xau-Tak elder god confirmed?
I have seen the dark universe yawning, where the black planets roll without aim;
Where they roll in their horror unheeded, without knowledge or lustre or name.

17-Apr-2018 18:25:15

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Solmestix said :
Yeah i saw that stream too,

That dungeon is almost certainly Xau-tak or Ful. they said someone got it right and everyone was screaming "Xau-Tak" me included!


Well I don't think its Ful since they said it wasn't one of Gielinor's elders. Which kinda struck me because we've never been told there were multiple sets of elders.

The expression on Mod Orion's face seemed to scream "I Just said too much...." and Mod Shauny's wincing when he said it confirmed that a little too much was revealed. I have seen the dark universe yawning, where the black planets roll without aim;
Where they roll in their horror unheeded, without knowledge or lustre or name.

17-Apr-2018 18:46:58 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2018 18:49:46 by Uncle Harper

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Ok guys i just watched through it and i made some obervations. What was specifically said about dungeons 2 and 3 was this:

Dungeon 3 is related to pieces of hate, aka xau tak content. Dungeon 2 however is "related to something from this year but not what you think" also "has something to do with the elder gods but not exactly the ones on gilenor". Now when the guy said "that 1 person got it right", in the chat at the time someone had just said dragonkin and someone else had just said freneskae

Now take into account one of the updates this year was cleaning up the dragonkin damage in edgevile, an update people probably wont be thinking of. This to me says that the 2nd dungeon might be on freneskae (sure looks like it atleast) and is dragonkin related, probably following on with the dragonkin that went through the portal. But xau tak content isnt there and is instead saved for dungeon 3

I REALLY hope this is the case cus i do NOT want xau tak to be lava themed. He's basically cthulu and is always talked about being related to water and corpse oceans

17-Apr-2018 19:25:04

Uncle Harper
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Gamez X said :
Ok guys i just watched through it and i made some obervations. What was specifically said about dungeons 2 and 3 was this:

Dungeon 3 is related to pieces of hate, aka xau tak content. Dungeon 2 however is "related to something from this year but not what you think" also "has something to do with the elder gods but not exactly the ones on gilenor". Now when the guy said "that 1 person got it right", in the chat at the time someone had just said dragonkin and someone else had just said freneskae

Now take into account one of the updates this year was cleaning up the dragonkin damage in edgevile, an update people probably wont be thinking of. This to me says that the 2nd dungeon might be on freneskae (sure looks like it atleast) and is dragonkin related, probably following on with the dragonkin that went through the portal. But xau tak content isnt there and is instead saved for dungeon 3

I REALLY hope this is the case cus i do NOT want xau tak to be lava themed. He's basically cthulu and is always talked about being related to water and corpse oceans


Consider pieces of hate where we learn that the dragonkin had to destroy one of their cities after an encounter with Xau so the connection is there. I think the 3 bosses for Dungeon 2 could be either the xau-tak priests or the obsidian tribunal. Dungeon 3 is confirmed related to pieces of hate and dungeon 1 is mentioned early on as being related to lore from this year. Seeing how Aminishi happens to be in the eastern sea, its likely got Xau-tak roots as well. So it wouldnt be a stretch to think they are all Xau related. If only loosely. I have seen the dark universe yawning, where the black planets roll without aim;
Where they roll in their horror unheeded, without knowledge or lustre or name.

17-Apr-2018 19:42:13

Gamez X
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I dont know, they said "dungeon 2 isnt related to what you think" and they know EVERYONE is thinking xau tak content. Given they said its related to an elder not on gilenor that leaves mah (unless they really want admit the 6th is a thing which i doubt they'd let slip) so given its all lava like i highly suspect it means its on freneskae, theres no other place like it. Also while it seems theres a theme of "ties to xau taks story" which tells me they're finally looking to use him, i just really hope they dont make xau tak lava themed, that just isnt him at all. Also i do hope they dont leave him to just be side content like this and actually bring him into quests like sliske was

17-Apr-2018 19:50:13

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